When the dust finally settled, Florida State's 2008 recruiting class was ranked No. 9 by Rivals.com. While a top 10 recruiting class is something to be proud of, it is pretty commonplace around Tallahassee. In fact, FSU has finished with a top 10 ranked recruiting class in seven of the past nine years.

Much to the disappointment of Seminole fans, those highly ranked recruiting classes of the past didn't translate to the football field as the 'Noles haven't cracked the top 10 in the AP poll since 2000.